When the Los Angeles Dodgers initially struck an agreement with the Boston Red Sox to acquire Mookie Betts and David Price in a blockbuster three-team trade that also included the Minnesota Twins, they were poised to part with Kenta Maeda.
But after reaching an impasse that held up the finalization of the deal for nearly a week, the Dodgers were forced to proceed without the Twins being part of the transaction.
A solution was ultimately found as L.A. made a separate deal with Minnesota. Rather than pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol heading to Boston, he was instead traded to the Dodgers as part of a package that sent Maeda to the Twins.